First, thanks to Roaring Book Press and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an e-galley of this title. I of course loved the cover right off, and the idea of the story sounded really intriguing. I don’t know that I was a huge fan of the story though. It was very creative, and unique, and… Read more »
Month: December 2014
2015 TBR Pile Reading Challenge #2015TBRPile
I didn’t do this last year, and feel like it would be a good one to try again this year. As before it is sponsored by Bookish. I got a lot of ARCs at BEA that I really wanted to read, but got messed up in my plan when September and my Sequel Challenge came… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Goals/Resolutions For 2015
Top Ten Tuesday is sponsored by The Broke and The Bookish. The goals can be bookish, blogging, or anything else. So here goes! I want to continue to do at least 2 book reviews on my blog every week. Along with that, I want to try to have a post every day of the year. … Read more »
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? – December 29th, 2014
This weekly meme is sponsored by Book Journey, and we talk about things we read last week, and our plans for what we’ll read this coming week. Last week: For Christmas break I’ve been getting some reading done. Not as much as I’d hoped, but still pretty good. I did get two reviews done for… Read more »
Stacking the Shelves – December 28th, 2014
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. It is a way for us to share the new books we have collected. Christmas week turned out much better than planned in the bookish world. I got some great e-galleys, as well as some awesome books through YA Book Exchange. Received as Christmas gifts: Traded for on… Read more »
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Christmas is always a nice time for me. As a school librarian/teacher in the past, it means time off from work. But it also means getting to see lots of family that I don’t get to see at other times of the year. My sister who lives in NYC flies home for a week or… Read more »
Review: Infected by Sophie Littlefield (COYER Challenge #1)
First, thanks to Edelweiss and Delacorte Books for Young Readers for allowing me to read an e-galley of this. It was a good read, I was just disappointed that it wasn’t another zombie book. I first found this author, Sophie Littlefield with an ARC of her book, Aftertime, which was a zombie story. And when… Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday: Until the Beginning (After the End #2) by Amy Plum
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting. My choice this week is a sequel to a book that wasn’t quite what I thought it was going to be, but I still want to see what happens next. Here is the blurb… Read more »
New Year’s Read-a-Thon
Since part of my plan for the COYER challenge is to read some books that I downloaded because they were free, I feel like this challenge, hosted by Fantasy is More Fun and Because Reading, will be a good one for me. You can participate, whether you’re a COYER participant or not, and even… Read more »
Review: Frostfire by Amanda Hocking
First, thanks to St. Martin’s Griffin and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an e-galley of this title. I’ve been a fan of Amanda Hocking since I downloaded a 99 cent e-book of the first book in the Trylle series, Switched. I read that book while sitting in line waiting for one of the Harry… Read more »